The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-24
JOCKEY SPELLMAN KILLED.
IT VAS A BL0W ON THE HEAD THAT
FINISHED HIM
The Paiice Have Not Discovered who Struck
him, but Henr that Women Set on him In
Housc OF III Kepute when he was Drunk

N ~ HlbNo Not DtsCovereo VINO Etruck
him, but Hear that Women Set on him In
aHeuse OF III Ifepute when he was Drunk
John Spellman, the Jockey, died in st. Vim
cents Hospital at 8 O'Clock yesterday morning
from n brutal beating which he received last
week In some unknown way and in some un-
known place. All OF his acquaintance profess
to be In the dark, and the police are.
Spellman started on q spree Ave weeks ago,
and he kept right Mt It in n break-neck sort Of
way that promised to result in delirium tre-
mems. He had lived at the Brewer House for
several years, and his friends began assembling
there every night to induce Spellman to stop
drinking. But the Jockeys liking for liquor
was augmented by q desire to forget q good
many unpleasant things. A week ago Monday
he drank less than usual, and on the following
day he was comparatively sober. That night
he visited the Fifth Avenue Theatre with
Charles Davis. the thurman.
The men parted after the performance. and
Spellmnn was not seen again by any Of his
friends until y week ago Thursday. About II
1,e1nss f Sn shs as m Sea1is met Of f Si% on %" Br 9 yGSns
nenr Thirtieth street. The Jockey was wan
dering about hclrloss, and dazcd. Almost every
Inch Of his Isce bore the mark OF n blow and 1t
Nettie led him to the Browor House, where
he Was put putt, t. r. bed II hIs room; and IN fllo 6 cared is%
said thut he had beer, "on, u racket" Asked
positively that he did not know.
1t became evident on Monday that Spcllman
,Imss ss er Mayyd inIT niSbt, H B, TSs 1rrat marn,n a.
he was lifted into a coach. and u young woman
and two fashily dressed. young men accom-
jockey was almost unconscious when he ar:
the questions asked BY House Surgeon Moory
married. She said she was his hiaIi;sistsr, but
to give her name. and hor retieence was imi-
tated by her companions; Before Speilman
was properly arranged In bed he became I'M
conscious. and he continued 80. until his death.
The young woman was with. him constantly.
and many Of his mais friends took turns ,t n
that SpeTiman was In the habit. whom drunk,
q q frequenting the places where he was not
Deputy Coroner Jenkins made a post-mortem
had evidently been Inflicted with, q club or a
s sDtIl sxten 1t ssSf 20 the lust a se0 iise the Isa lsis es y SissYf.
marx an inch and a hall wide. This. BLOW hed
broken the skull and lacerated the brain.
abdomen that had decorated one Of the intes-
tines. This seemed to be the result Of a kick.
.r The n b2;dy wss h re%oyed mt to - ar n T HSisssd was
t%elogranhed for. The body will remain where
It is until he arrives. Detectives Connolly and
flHRgcrty OF the IhlTtletn StTeet pollce sia'lnn
are at work on the case. 1t was runored that
Spcllman had assaulted a woman In. q house Of
I'll repute, and that her companions had beaten
him.
Spellnan was known az the dude Of the
tnrf" on account Of his fondness for fine clothes
and iewelry. His first appearance as a Jockey
was in 1875. when he rode for Pierre Lorillard.
He has ridden for the Dwyer Brothers and for
j. Is. Hag2in. He was the owner of Patrol and
Strathspey. He was married about Ave years
ago. His wife grew jealous Of him shortly
after their marriage and attempted to commit
suicide by shooting herself.